Mayor Kaladze: MEGOBARI Act represents a hostile act and has nothing to do with friendship

“MEGOBARI Act represents a hostile act and has nothing to do with friendship, as it is based entirely on lies, with no connection to reality or truth,” Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze stated.

Kaladze responded to reporting by The Hill, which stated that Senate Majority Leader John Thune declined House Speaker Mike Johnson’s request to include the MEGOBARI Act in the National Defense Authorization Act.

According to the Mayor, the proposed legislation is built on falsehoods, and its adoption would pose significant difficulties for Georgia–U.S. relations.

“We are talking about the need for relations between the two countries to start on a new page — a reset. What happened under the previous administration was very difficult. We heard many lies directed toward Georgia, and we openly stated that our desire is to restore relations and begin anew. This is what matters most. Clearly, if an act saturated with lies were to be adopted, it would make relations between the two countries very difficult,” Kaladze said.